Located alongside rowhomes and businesses in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Mother of Mercy House may pass for an ordinary red brick building. But to community members battling life-threatening...
Panel discusses American opioid crisis
National substance use disorder recovery advocate Ryan Hampton reminded attendees at a panel discussion about the opioid epidemic that college students are heavily...
The Opioid Research Team, led by Peter Clark, S.J., Ph.D., professor of medical ethics, has published the results of its year-long research for a safe injection site model in Philadelphia.
The team...
St. Joe’s to join other area universities in equipping officers with Narcan
St. Joe’s will soon join other local universities responding to Philadelphia’s opioid crisis by equipping certain members...
Students in recovery discuss importance of allies
The Flock held its 10th speak out, titled Stand Up 4 Recovery, where two students and an alumnus spoke about living on a college campus while being in...
New terms shift tone of opioid epidemic
The latest edition of the Associated Press (AP) Stylebook, the language and style guide used in thousands of news- rooms and college classrooms worldwide,...
The opioid crisis is about more than just pharmaceutical companies
33,091.
This is the number of people who were killed in 2015 by an opioid overdose. This number includes prescription drugs and the commonly...
